(10-02) Defenders fired
under the head logs while standing on the firing step

Photo by Don Worth, UCLA

(10-02) Head Logs

Photo by Don Worth, UCLA

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In 1864, Union General William T. Sherman planned to take over Dallas to
control the traffic on the county roads that led to larger cities such
as Atlanta and Kennesaw. Confederate General Joseph Johnson commanded
his troops to stop the Union from the attempted take-over. Because of
the Union’s attempt to control part of Paulding County, three battles
took place at New Hope Church, Dallas, and Pickett’s Mill. The battles
delayed Sherman’s attack on Atlanta. Paulding County’s historic
Henderson House served as the Union headquarters